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11.2.13

[News] Kim Jae-joong to Repackage his 1st Solo Album.

Singer/actor Kim Jae-joong on the cover of the first solo mini-album "I," out on January 17, 2013. [C-Jes Entertainment]

[News] Kim Jae-joong to Repackage his 1st Solo Album.

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K-pop artist Kim Jae-joong, a member of top boy band JYJ, is to release a brand new version of his hit solo album “I.”

The
upcoming album “Y,” a repackaged version of his first solo mini-album
“I,” is set to be rolled out on February 26, Kim’s agency C-Jes
Entertainment said on February 8.

The new record will include
the original five tracks in “I,” two new songs including a dance song
“Only Love” which Kim unveiled at his January concerts, and new photos
exclusively for the repackaged album.

“The 120,000 pre-ordered
copies of the first album were initially sold out right after its
release, while the additional 20,000 orders were also gone in a week.
The album proved its high quality and Kim’s overwhelming popularity,”
officials from C-Jes said in a statement.

The pop star’s first
solo album “I” is continuing to thrive by topping a series of album
sales charts both in and out of Korea, such as Korea`s Hanteo weekly
chart in the third week of January, Taiwan`s Five Music K-pop chart and
Japan`s Shinseido K-pop chart in the following week.

With the
release of the newly-packaged album, the 27-year-old singer is to
embark on solo activities with a forthcoming Asia tour.